Playing to Win

PRAISE FOR
    TAKING A SHOT
    “[Jaci Burton] delivers the passionate, inventive, sexually explicit love scenes that fans expect…However, Taking a Shot isn’t just about hot sex. Burton offers plenty of emotion and conflict in a memorable relationship-driven story.”
    — USA Today
    “Ms. Burton has a way of writing intense scenes that are both sensual and raw…Plenty of romance, sexy men, hot steamy loving, and humor.”
    — Smexy Books Romance Reviews
    “For this third Play-by-Play entry, there’s no shortage of volatile, steamy sex, but the story development is the key to this thoughtful tale. While the heroine figures her life out, the reader will enjoy the smokin’-hot sex that draws the protagonists together—over and over again.”
    — RT Book Reviews
    “Jenna and Ty’s story far surpassed my expectations. This one is hot enough to melt the ice off the hockey rink on which its hero plays.”
    — Romance Novel News
    “A very spicy read. Jenna and Ty had great chemistry.”
    — Book Binge
    CHANGING THE GAME
    “This book is wonderful from beginning to end, even for those who are not baseball fans.”
    — RT Book Reviews
    “ Changing the Game is an extraordinary novel—a definite home run!”
    — Joyfully Reviewed
    “A strong plot, complex characters, sexy athletes, and nonstop passion make this book a must-read.”
    —Fresh Fiction
    THE PERFECT PLAY
    “The characters are incredible. They are human and complex and real and perfect.”
    — Night Owl Reviews
    “Holy smokes! I am pretty sure I saw steam rising from every page.”
    — Fresh Fiction
    “This book delivers.”
    — Dear Author
    “A beautiful romance that is smooth as silk…One hell of a good time, a romance to remember…leaves us begging for more.”
    — Joyfully Reviewed
    “Hot, hot, hot!…Romance at its best! Highly recommended! Very steamy.”
    — Coffee Table Reviews
    “The romance sparkles as the sex sizzles.”
    — RT Book Reviews
    FURTHER PRAISE FOR THE WORK OF
    JACI BURTON
    “Realistic dialogue, spicy bedroom scenes, and a spitfire heroine make this one to pick up and savor.”
    — Publishers Weekly
    “Jaci Burton delivers.”
    —Cherry Adair, New York Times bestselling author
    “Lively and funny…intense and loving.”
    — The Road to Romance
    “An invitation to every woman’s wildest fantasies.”
    — Romance Junkies
    “As always, Jaci Burton delivers a hot read.”
    — Fresh Fiction
    “Burton is a master at sexual tension!”
    —RT Book Reviews

Titles by Jaci Burton
    RIDING WILD
    RIDING TEMPTATION
    RIDING ON INSTINCT
    RIDING THE NIGHT
    WILD, WICKED, & WANTON
    BOUND, BRANDED, & BRAZEN
    THE PERFECT PLAY
    CHANGING THE GAME
    TAKING A SHOT
    PLAYING TO WIN
    Anthologies
    UNLACED
    (with Jasmine Haynes, Joey W. Hill, and Denise Rossetti)
    EXCLUSIVE
    (with Eden Bradley and Lisa Renee Jones)
    LACED WITH DESIRE
    (with Jasmine Haynes, Joey W. Hill, and Denise Rossetti)
    NAUTI AND WILD
    (with Lora Leigh)

PLAYING
to
WIN

    JACI BURTON
    HEAT | NEW YORK

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